- Elevation
- 722 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport78 km
- INV Inverness Airport81 km
About Meall Ailein
Meall Ailein is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 722 m. The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (78 km). Nearby sights include Meall Leathad na Craoibhe and Meall Meadhonach.
Photos of Meall Ailein
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Ben Klibreck Anthony Jeffrey · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Meall Ailein
This month · November
A wet month
Day 4° · Night -1° · Rain 177 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 13°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -3°)
- Wettest month
- November (177 mm)
- Driest month
- May (84 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 2° | 2° | 4° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 13° | 11° | 8° | 4° | 2° |
| Average low (°C) | -3° | -3° | -2° | -1° | 1° | 4° | 6° | 6° | 4° | 2° | -1° | -3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 162 | 114 | 143 | 91 | 84 | 94 | 100 | 116 | 149 | 165 | 177 | 161 |
How to get to Meall Ailein
The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC), 78 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 183 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 78 kmeast
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 81 kmsouth
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 116 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 183 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 215 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 266 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 266 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Meall Ailein
Within 100 km: 52 historic and cultural sites, 2,165 natural sites, 626 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km271 places
- Eilean a' Chairn Island 25 kmS
- Eilean nam Meann Island 13 kmE
- Eilean a' Bhreac-achaidh Island 8 kmNE
- Eilean Poll an Lòinein Island 9 kmNE
25–60 km1,350 places
- Eilean Dubh Island 47 kmW
- Whale Islet Island 49 kmNW
- Soyea Island Island 57 kmW
- Eilean nan Ron Island 34 kmN
60–100 km1,222 places
- Hoy Island 91 kmNE
- Flotta Island 97 kmNE
- Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 87 kmSE
- Clett Island 64 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Klibreck Village, Highland3.6 km NW
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Altnaharra Village, Highland5.9 km NW -
Achness Village, Highland6.7 km NE
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Sutherlandshire Municipality, Highland7.9 km W
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Grumbeg Village, Highland7.7 km N
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Syre Village, Highland15 km NE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Meall Leathad na Craoibhe Mountain, Highland1.4 km NE
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Meall Meadhonach Mountain, Highland1.5 km W
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Ben Klibreck Mountain, Highland3.2 km SW
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Meall an Eoin Mountain, Highland2.7 km SW
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Round Hill Mountain, Highland3 km NE
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Loch Coire Lake, Highland3.8 km S
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Loch Naver Lake, Highland3.9 km N
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Cnoc Ruigh nan Copag Mountain, Highland4.5 km NE
More nature in United Kingdom
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Ben Armine Mountain, Highland9.2 km SE -
Strath Vagastie Natural site, Highland6.3 km W
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A'Chaoirnichain Mountain, Highland5.1 km SW
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Creag an Lochain South Top Mountain, Highland5.2 km SW
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Coriefeuran Hill Mountain, Highland5.2 km NE
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Meall Meadhon Mountain, Highland5.5 km SE
Sources & licences
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